Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Mean BMI (kg/m²)
Costa Rica
27.3
in 2016
Ecuador
27.3
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
40th
Ecuador rank
40th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.3 against 27.3 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 189 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.76 | 22.56 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.71 | 23.49 | 0.22 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25.05 | 24.69 | 0.36 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26.25 | 25.83 | 0.42 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.09 | 26.87 | 0.2143 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 27.3 against 27.3 in Ecuador as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.